Hammersmith & Fulham

The blaze took hold in Galloway Road, Hammersmith, last night.

The force warned that Mr Narayanan was considered a risk to women.

Grove House, a five-storey 1940s block on Hammersmith Grove, was vacated in 2023, due in part to the impacts of post-pandemic working and the building’s poor quality.

Cllr Alex Sanderson however added there were a number of ‘challenges’ facing the borough as she steps into the job, from the cost of living to crime and affordable housing shortages.

Data revealed via a Freedom of Information (FoI) request indicates the local authority spent just under £30 million on temporary accommodation in 2023/24, a significant jump on the £13.7m in 2014/15.

It comes as police release new CCTV footage of two people they would like to speak to Ina Rodrigues was killed in a fail to stop collision six months ago.

Key issues raised included leaks, damp and mould and poor heating, with the cost and availability of private homes also dominating renters’ concerns.

Mayor Sadiq Khan had the option to choose whether or not to review the scheme following Hammersmith and Fulham council green-lighting the proposal in December last year.

Three adults suffering smoke inhalation were led to safety by firefighters from the fifth and sixth floors of the building before being taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service. Another woman and child suffering smoke inhalation were treated on-scene by London Ambulance Service.

Graham Gomm, 63, was taken to Hammersmith Hospital by prison staff yesterday after being taken unwell. He had been on remand for burglary offences.

The Grade II listed Leaning Woman statue was on the Heritage at Risk Register for seven years but a campaign led by Heritage of London Trust helped restore the statue, with the support of residents and Hammersmith & Fulham council.

One man from a first floor flat in the five-storey building was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service. Four residents were treated by them at the scene.

The local authority is looking to add nearly 3,000 homes and implement a range of public realm improvements in Hammersmith over the next decade – with the centrepiece being the creation of a tunnel and removal of the trademark flyover

The council, which is the freeholder, is making improvements to the block, but leaseholders must foot the bill.

Residents described the tunnel as ‘more on the wish list’, and said a plan B for the centre is needed.

Cllr Sharon Holder, Cabinet Member for the Public Realm, has now upped the annual fee to £90.

Hammersmith and Fulham council has submitted plans to knock down the changing rooms building at the Linford Christie Stadium and install new portable facilities for a period of around two years.